Reynolds Can’t Handle Our Climate Crisis. She Should Resign.

Iowa, Opinions, Policy

January 21, 2020

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by Jeff Biggers (Climate Narrative Project/Des Moines Register) The fate of our state is too important to leave in the hands of someone who doesn’t have the wherewithal to deal with our climate crisis. — … Despite massive wind energy production, Iowa is becoming a climate disaster story. (Iowa Governor Kim)Reynolds’ own Department of Natural Resources released its latest greenhouse gas emissions report last week, which concluded that Iowa produced a reckless 3.38% increase in emissions from 2017 to 2018, despite our much touted wind energy production and biofuels. (Yes, MidAmerican is cranking out record wind energy projections, but it also operates five huge coal-fired plants.)

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If you visit the website of the Office of the Governor of Iowa, and type in the words “climate change,” you will receive this answer: “Your search yielded no results.”

That’s a fair assessment of Reynolds’ policies. And it’s tragic.

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And Iowa’s ethanol industry took it on the chin last month, when Trump’s EPA betrayed Reynolds and farmers, and failed to include ethanol assurances in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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One person stands in Iowa’s way in joining other states to step up to the urgency of climate change, and launching a statewide climate plan for regenerative agriculture, 100% renewable energy and clean energy jobs, and vitally needed infrastructure: Gov. Reynolds. READ MORE

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